Which of the following examples from the text best supports your response to the previous question?

a
"'I fell behind a little, at the rear of the column. I didn't have the strength to run anymore.'"
b
"'No, Rabbi Eliahou, I haven't seen him."
c
"He had felt his father growing weaker... and thought to free himself of a burden that could diminish his own chance for survival."
d
And I was glad that Rabbi Eliahu continued to search for his beloved son.

c

"He had felt his father growing weaker... and thought to free himself of a burden that could diminish his own chance for survival."